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cassius

/ˈkæʃ.əs/

Traduction: Nom propre désignant une figure historique, notamment Gaius Cassius Longinus, sénateur romain et l'un des principaux instigateurs du complot visant à assassiner Jules César, mort en 42 av. J.-C.

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noun

C1formalcommon/ˈkæʃ.əs/

indénombrable · nom propre

A proper noun referring to a historical figure known as a key instigator of the plot to assassinate Julius Caesar, who died in 42 BC.

  • 🇫🇷Nom propre désignant une figure historique, notamment Gaius Cassius Longinus, sénateur romain et l'un des principaux instigateurs du complot visant à assassiner Jules César, mort en 42 av. J.-C.
  1. Historical figure B2 formal

    A Roman senator and general who was a key leader in the conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar in 44 BC.

    • Cassius persuaded Brutus to join the conspiracy against Caesar.
    • Shakespeare's play 'Julius Caesar' portrays Cassius as a manipulative figure.
    • Cassius died by suicide after his defeat at the Battle of Philippi.

    🇫🇷Cassius (homme politique et général romain)

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